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IN GOOD COMPANY
LOVÍSA ÓSK GUNNARSDÓTTIR
Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir is an award-winning dancer and choreographer. After 16 years of a successful career at Iceland Dance Company she suffered an injury that forced her to reconsider her relationship with dance, the body, and her artistic practice. This process opened her eyes to the silence around menopause and her own lack of knowledge on the subject. She did a masters study at Iceland´s University of the Arts that involved research into aging, menopause and connecting to the body´s knowledge and history.
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Available for touring
When the Bleeding Stops In this work, Gunnarsdóttir addresses the silence and taboo that seems to engulf menopause in Western society. The work dives deep into the many layers of the female experience associated with menopause and invites us to witness a world of vulnerability, shame, empathy and humor. Gunnarsdóttir works with local women in each place and invites them to the stage.
Looking for
Gunnarsdóttir is looking for co - producers, venues, presenting partners, networking opportunities and residencies with the aim to travel with the work and develop it even further, to open up a conversation and to be a part of changing the narrative on menopause in Western Society. Lovísa Ósk Gunnarsdóttir +354 6937071 lovisaosk@gmail.com www.whenthebleedingstops.com
MARBLE CROWD
Marble Crowd is a Reykjavik-based ensemble of artists that attempt grand tasks through the practice of transformative play. Their first project, Moving Mountains in Three Essays, premiered in 2017 in collaboration with K3 Tanzplan Hamburg and was nominated as the Production of the Year in Europe by Tanz Magazine. Their most recent work ØLAND premiered at the National Theatre of Iceland in 2020 to great acclaim, receiving the Icelandic Performing Arts Awards for Choreography, Costumes and Music.
Available for touring
Moving Mountains in Three Essays: A choreographic journey for a big stage, skipping robes, one parachute and five fools. ØLAND: Five stranded seafarers/artists try to recreate the world from memory, stumbling between past and present in a shimmering postdecadent landscape.
Looking for
Moving Mountains in Three Essays: Touring/performing opportunities ØLAND: Touring/performing opportunities Co-production for Marble Crowd´s up-coming big-stage work (premiere at Reykjavik City Theatre in fall 2023).
Kara Hergils +354 6962360 themarblecrowd@gmail.com www.marblecrowd.com
